I've been catching a lot of slack lately from my wife for buying lottery tickets. I spend $3 twice a week for a Mega Millions ($1) and Maryland Multi-Match ($2). Some weeks, I don't buy them at all, but others I might throw in a few … [Read more...] about Why I Buy Lottery Tickets
Thanks to the King of Debt at We're In Debt for providing the CSS list and HTML to add my own debt scale on the right sidebar. As you know, we're trying to pay off our Chevy Malibu loan of $15,000 in 8 months. We transferred the loan onto a credit … [Read more...] about New Debt Scale thanks to The King
As a monthly followup to my original post "The check has been sent! About 8 months till we pay off $15,000", I will be updating all of my loyal readers with my progress to pay off our Chevy Malibu in 8 months. The daunting part of all this is that … [Read more...] about The Check is in the Mail: Update 1
After reading "Choosing the Best Debt Snowball Method" at We're In Debt, I decided to write up my own snowball method in addition to the two outlined by the King and Queen of Debt: From the King and Queen: 1. Pay down higher interest first - The … [Read more...] about 3 Methods to Pay Down Debt (aka Snowballing Debt)
After really delving into the world of personal finance sites over the last few months, I realized something: You have to be searching for help to find it on one of our sites. As I mentioned in my previous article "Stupid financial mistakes? … [Read more...] about Are we preaching to the choir?
D at Divorce to Financial Freedom is having a discussion with her 17-year-old son about getting his first credit card. Some comments have mentioned that they wish they got their first card earlier in life, and some wish they never got one. I got … [Read more...] about How young is too young for a credit card?
